Hit musical Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, returns to Wearside due to overwhelming popular demand – starring West End theatre and boyband Blue’s Duncan James as Tick.

Based on the smash-hit movie, the feel-good international hit promises a heart-warming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they could have ever dreamed of.

Running until Saturday.

Music: The Waiters, 02 Academy, Newcastle

South Shields band The Waiters

South Shields pop quartet The Waiters play their first headline gig at the O2 Academy Newcastle on Saturday.

The lads have had a phenomenal 12 months in which they were crowned winners of Metro Radio’s Big Audition 2014, performed alongside a line-up of huge pop acts at last year’s Metro Radio Live and performed at various venues and festivals across the UK including the South Tyneside Festival and Newcastle Pride.

Film: Watch bad movies with great comedians - Howard the Duck, The Stand Comedy Club

The Stand, Comedy Club, High Bridge Street, Newcastle

For the first time in 29 years movie lovers can watch the 1986’s cult anti classic Howard the Duck at The Stand Comedy Club’s bad movie night.

The film tells the story of an average everyday duck plucked from his home planet of Duckworld dragged to earth to battle bad band managers, gangs while running around Cleveland battling creatures from another universe.

Join top comics Joe Heenan an Billy Kirkwood and special guest Matt Reed as they provide live commentary over the film for the live audience.

Theatre: Geordie the Musical - The Custom’s House, South Shields

Step back to 1890 as The Customs House presents the premiere of this brand new musical which combines traditional Northumbrian songs and music with the award-winning storytelling skills of Tom Kelly.

Directed by Jamie Brown, the show tells the tale of James and their daughter Maggie who run ‘The Wheatsheaf’, a traditional popular drinking house where folks from near and far enjoy a pint and a sing song.

Running until Saturday.

Circus: Netherlands National Circus, Town Moor

Performers from the Netherlands National Circus, which is appearing at Town Moor in Newcastle

The circus, setting up home at the Moor until Thursday, September 3, is brimming with an international cast of breathtaking artistes.

Prepare to be entertained by a mix of comedy, juggling, illusion, silks, balancing acts and gravity defying flying trapeze, all performed to the accompaniment of the Netherlands National Circus orchestra.

Game On 2.0 exhibition at the Centre For Life in Newcastle (Image: North News & Pictures ltd)

In total, there are more than 100 playable games in this incredibly popular exhibition, including an arcade section featuring Space Invaders, Donkey Kong and Daytona USA, and a chance for four people to go head to head in a Super Smash Bros Melee on the Gamecube.

Amid chances to play games like Super Mario World on the SNES, Sonic the Hedgehog on a Mega Drive, Tomb Raider on a Playstation and the Sims on PC, Newcastle-based studios Ubisoft Reflections and Atomhawk have also been given space to showcase their own contributions to the industry.